Student Scholars Day

Constructing and Analyzing the Michigan Nonprofit Compensation and Benefit Survey

Aaron Clark, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

9:00 AM

Interprofessional Education in Michigan Physician Assistant Curricula - A Pilot Study

Stephanie Cole, Grand Valley State University
Megan Micallef, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

9:00 AM

Is Phytoplankton Sufficient to Support Silver and Bighead Carps in Muskegon Lake?

Allison Kneisel, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

9:00 AM

New Perspectives for Art Making With Special Needs Students

Amanda Ellis, Grand Valley State University
Melissa Ellis, Grand Valley State University
Christopher Fiore, Grand Valley State University
Gayle Lotterman, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

9:00 AM

Rectangle Visibility Graphs

Connor Scholten, Grand Valley State University
Rebekah Simon, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

9:00 AM

The Replacement of Cattle with Eland Antelope in Namibia

Karl Sebastian Fester, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

9:00 AM

Bobo Stenson's "Song of Ruth:" A Jazz and Classical Hybrid

Karel Lill, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

9:30 AM

Evaluating Removal and Mark-Recapture Methods for Estimating Sculpin Abundance in Streams

Brandon Harris, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

9:30 AM

Organ Transplant in Islam

Rebecca Payne, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

9:30 AM

Social and Political Actions of Women in Contemporary Argentina

Kristen Kuhn, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

9:30 AM

Bridging the Gap in Higher Education: First-Generation Students

John Gipson Jr., Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

10:00 AM

Food Webs and Rivers: Importance of Contiguous Habitat Interactions

Noah Jansen-Yee, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

10:00 AM

Genetic Demography of Perimyotis subflavus Reveals Regional Population Trends

Alynn Martin, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

10:00 AM

Russia's Democratic Retreat: The Role of the Conflict in Chechnya, Declining Media Freedom, and a Subdued Middle Class

Kristin Mahn, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

10:00 AM

The Influence of Stonegate Public Golf Course on Cedar Creek

Elizabeth Mullins, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

10:00 AM

The Quest for Balance, Perspectives on the Bhagavad Gita

Brett Barrett, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

10:00 AM

Use of Social Media by Nonprofit Organizations

Kristin Moore, Grand Valley State University
Lisa Copeland, Grand Valley State University
Katherine Key, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

10:00 AM

Identification of the Late Embryogenesis Abundant Proteins Gene Family in the Orchidaceae

Timothy Godfrey, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

10:30 AM

'May all your thrash be progressive': Resistance and the Evolving Punk Aesthetic

Patrick Anderson, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

10:30 AM

The Economic Implications of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Regulations

Jonathan Rogers, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

10:30 AM

The Use of High Resolution micro Ultrasound to Measure Hind Limb Perfusion in an Ischemia Induced Mouse Model

Brittany Merrifield, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

10:30 AM

Therapeutic Recreation and Limb Differences

Camella Beale, Grand Valley State University
Kristen Evans, Grand Valley State University
Allison Hand, Grand Valley State University
Josh Oliver, Grand Valley State University
Lisa Quick, Grand Valley State University
Jacob Smith, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

10:30 AM

War and Economy

Kelly Howell, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

10:30 AM

At Risk Youth and Therapeutic Recreation

Torry Bareman, Grand Valley State University
Lisa Beslagic, Grand Valley State University
Katrina Caruso, Grand Valley State University
Katelyn Fox, Grand Valley State University
Jacquelyn Laba, Grand Valley State University
Lindsay Vander Male, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

11:00 AM

Bifurcations and Chaos with Applications to Chemistry, Biology and Engineering

Paul Francoer, Grand Valley State University
Michael Esch, Grand Valley State University
Caleb Yonker, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

11:00 AM

Exploring Graphic Literature as a Genre and its Place in Academic Curricula

Jeremy Llorence, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

11:00 AM

Prometheus: A Cyclical Theme In Literature and History

Samuel Pfauth, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

11:00 AM

The Salience of Disability and the Impact of the Presence of a Person with a Disability (PWD) on Perceived Vulnerability to Negative Health Outcomes

Karly Murphy, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

11:00 AM

Wilderness Messages Available on Land Management Agency Websites

Gareth Hickson, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

11:00 AM

Wilderness Messages Available on Land Management Agency Websites

Gareth Hickson, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

11:00 AM

Change in the Vowel System of Munich: An Exploratory Case Study

Jonathan Havenhill, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

11:30 AM

Debating the Role of Women in Ancient Greek Cuisine: Conflicting Evidence from Art and Literature

Lauren Vignali, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

11:30 AM

Health Status of Homeless People and Their Own Perspectives

Sweta Basnet, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

11:30 AM

Monte Carlo Simulations of Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging

Michael Dykstra, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

11:30 AM

Therapeutic Recreation and Traumatic Brain Injury

Jenna Boeve, Grand Valley State University
Keeli DePoister, Grand Valley State University
Christine Flessland, Grand Valley State University
Alicia Hass, Grand Valley State University
Kristen Robach, Grand Valley State University
Rene Teschke, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

11:30 AM

Walther von der Vogelweide Life and Music

Evan Semeneck, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

11:30 AM

Applying Atmospheric Correction Methods to Landsat Imagery to Accurately Monitor Algal Blooms in Western Michigan Lakes

Alexander Ebenstein, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

12:00 PM

Leadership Exchange Programs: Helping Students Engage in an Experience to Gain Greater Understanding of What it Means to be a Culturally Competent Leader

Kate DeGraaf, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

12:00 PM

Lie Algebra Change of Basis

Kermit Sharp, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

12:00 PM

West Michigan Church Signs

Danielle Negus, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

12:00 PM

Fluted Point Sites in Three Michigan Counties

Stefanie Gasko, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

12:30 PM

Something Old and Something New: An Assessment of Two Numerical Solution Techniques for a Parabolic Partial Differential Equation Arising in Turbulent Particle Transport

Zachary Madaj, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

12:30 PM

Beethoven in Kundera's "Unbearable Lightness of Being"

Blake Abraham, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

1:00 PM

Creative Writing and Scholarship: A Multiple Disciplinary Approach

Jaime Wise, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

1:00 PM

Deciphering the Past: Using Diagnostic Artifacts to Discover the Purpose of the Indian Landing Site (20BA02)

Matthew Darnell, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

1:00 PM

Gregory the Great and the Conversion of Anglo-Saxon England

Hillery York, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

1:00 PM

Rook Polynomials in Higher Dimensions

Jeremy Babila, Grand Valley State University
Eric Holmgren, Grand Valley State University
Connor Scholten, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

1:00 PM

The U.S. and Kosovo: Why History Matters to Decision Makers

Christopher Murphy, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

1:00 PM

International Complicity in Denying Independence for East Timor

Elizabeth Kingston, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

1:30 PM

Sustainable Solutions

Sherri Slater, Grand Valley State University
Lisa Hackney, Grand Valley State University
Greg Zuidema, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

1:30 PM

The Ecological Implications of Wolf Re-Introduction to Rocky Mountain National Park

William Jacques, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

1:30 PM

The Sincerity of Reform: The Ford Motor Company

Eric Baumgarten, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

1:30 PM

The Successful Integration of Buddhism with Chinese Culture: a Brief Look at the Forces of Their Amalgamation

Xinyi Ou, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

1:30 PM

Effects of Organic vs. Traditional Agriculture on Soil Health

Elizabeth Dunnuck, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

2:00 PM

Exhibiting Holland's Legacy

Hillery York, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

2:00 PM

Future Orientation Among European American Adolescents: The Importance of Beliefs About Children and Family Context

Megan Podlaski, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

2:00 PM

Graph Theory Matchings

Tony Ellero, Grand Valley State University
Hannah Anderson, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

2:00 PM

Magnetic Levitation

Daniel Pawlak, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

2:00 PM

The Effect of Economic Ties on Tensions between Taiwan and China

Kevin O'Neill, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

2:00 PM

Wheelchair Basketball and Therapeutic Recreation

Paige Culross, Grand Valley State University
Juanakee Durden, Grand Valley State University
Leah Jones, Grand Valley State University
Josh Ponder, Grand Valley State University
Heather Sartorius, Grand Valley State University
Rachel Taylor, Grand Valley State University
Jodi Wise, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

2:00 PM

Dining on Progress - Geographic Disparities of Consumption and Culture in China, 1999-2009

Nathan Krings, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

2:30 PM

Habitat Characteristics and Distribution of American Marten (Martes Americana) in the Manistee National Forest.

Mitchell Poling, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

2:30 PM

Mamas, Travel Agents and Lot Lizards: Female Gender Stereotypes and Trucking

Stephanie Sicard, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

2:30 PM

Mindfullness and Relationship Violence

Amanda Johnson, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

2:30 PM

On the New Reading of Archimedes' Method, Proposition 14

Drake Parker, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

2:30 PM

Rook Polynomials of Ferrers Boards

Jeremy Babila, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

2:30 PM

The Electric Bass: Its Origins and Influence on the Evolution of Jazz and the Development of Contemporary Music

Megan DeKievit, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

2:30 PM

Increasing Composting in GVSU Campus Dining

Allison Proffitt, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

3:00 PM

Kappa Opioid Regulation of the Enhanced Responsiveness to Stress Observed During Protracted Abstinence From Alcohol

Tara Truskoski, Grand Valley State University
Kelli Gillett, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

3:00 PM

Nature Therapy and Therapeutic Recreation

Maria Alvesteffer, Grand Valley State University
Julie Born, Grand Valley State University
Janna Kortman, Grand Valley State University
Emily Nicholson, Grand Valley State University
Abbigail Rausch, Grand Valley State University
Nicole Titus, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

3:00 PM

Power and Presages: Livia and Tanaquil as Readers of Omens

Andrew Lund, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

3:00 PM

The Effects of Pollutant Analogs Alkylphenol and Nonylphenol on the Nervous System and Ecology of Orconectes propinquus

Christopher Adams, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

3:00 PM

Effects of Vermicompost on Germination of Various Vegetables

Joseph Weis, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

3:30 PM

Iron Age Ceramic Technology : A Petrographic Approach

Amber Strick, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

3:30 PM

Movement Science House Community Development Plan

Zachary Waugh, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

3:30 PM

Sex Slavery as a Human Rights Violation

Elizabeth Bryker, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

3:30 PM

The Benifits of Knowing Nothing - How Taoism Fits Into John Dewey's Dream

Brandan Bilski, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

3:30 PM

Therapeutic Recreation and Depression

Daniel Beger, Grand Valley State University
Danielle Hoberman, Grand Valley State University
Emily Mattoon, Grand Valley State University
Julie Piccard, Grand Valley State University
Daniel Shaw, Grand Valley State University
Kristen Vendeville, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

3:30 PM

Germination Rates of Grass Seed With Ice-Melting Solution Applications

Tami Brown, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1142

4:00 PM

In Kennedy's Shadow: The Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson

Chelsea Lane, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

4:00 PM

Investigating the World of Mathematics to Uncover How Language Proficiency Influences English Language Learners' Performance on High Stakes Tests

Deborah Schuitema, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

4:00 PM

Philosophy's Contribution Toward Learning Beyond Specialization

Ashley Karcher, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

4:00 PM

Racial Inequalities in the Treatment of HIV/AIDS Patients

Allison Corbett, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

4:00 PM

The Living Filter: Characterization of the Structure & Function of the Biofilm in BioSand Drinking Water Systems

Nicole Horne, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 1104

4:00 PM

Total Threat Analysis: Extreme Right Wing Terrorism and Radical Islamic Terrorism in the United States

Megan Lemmen, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2201

4:00 PM

La Marseillaise

Leah Tremble, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

4:30 PM

Land Use/Land Cover Change in Manaus, Brazil

Cody Rose, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

4:30 PM

Charles Darwin, Karl Marx and Chinese Philosophy

Dalelena Williams, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2216

5:00 PM

Defining Traits of Physician Assistant Malpractice: Evidence from the National Practitioner Data Bank

Genevieve Nelson, Grand Valley State University
Aleica Nylaan, Grand Valley State University
Emily Sydloski, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2270

5:00 PM

Evaluation of health literacy screening questions for use in the acute care setting

Jessica Kuncaitis, Grand Valley State University
Stephanie Welch, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2263

5:00 PM

Genetic Analysis of Ancient Human Remains from the Bronze Age Nomadic Steppe Cultures of Ukraine

Jeff Pashnick, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2259

5:00 PM

Iran: Global Insurrection and the Mahdi

Jason Escareno, Grand Valley State University

Kirkhof Center 2266

5:00 PM